134
134
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
WMPT
tv
eye 134
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney. ( cheers and applause ) >> crowley: gentlemen, thank you both for joining us here tonight. we have a lot of folks who have been waiting all day to talk to you. i want to get right to it. governor romney, as you know you won the coin toss so the first question will go to you. i want to turn to a first-time voter, jeremy epstein who has a question for you. >> mr. president, governor romney, as a 20-year-old college student all i hear from professors, neighbors and others is that when i graduate i'll have little chance to get employment. what can you say to reassure me, but more importantly my parents that i will be able to sufficiently support myself after i graduate. >> romney: thank you, jeremy. i appreciate your question. thank you for being here this evening and to all of those from nassau county who have come, thank you for your time. thank you to hofstra university and candy crowley for organizing and leading this event. thank you, mr. president, also for being part of this debate
mitt romney. ( cheers and applause ) >> crowley: gentlemen, thank you both for joining us here tonight. we have a lot of folks who have been waiting all day to talk to you. i want to get right to it. governor romney, as you know you won the coin toss so the first question will go to you. i want to turn to a first-time voter, jeremy epstein who has a question for you. >> mr. president, governor romney, as a 20-year-old college student all i hear from professors, neighbors and others...
161
161
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
WMPT
tv
eye 161
favorite 0
quote 0
and -- >> governor romney, that's not what you said. >> you can take a look -- >> governor romney, you did not say that you would provide government help. >> i said we would provide guarantees and that was what was able to allow these companies to go through bankruptcy to come out of bankruptcy under no circumstances would i do anything other than to help this industry get on its feet. and the idea that has been sulingdz that i would liquidate the industry, of course not. of course not. >> let's check the record. >> i have never said -- >> let's check the record. >> that i i would liquidate the industry. >> the people in detroit don't forget. >> i. >> that's dr.i have the kind of commitment to make sure that our industries in this country can compete and be successful. we in this country can compete successfully with anyone in the world. and we're going to. we're going to have to have a president, however that doesn't think that somehow the government investing in car companies like tesla and fisker, making electric battery cars there is not research, mr. president. these are-- the gov
and -- >> governor romney, that's not what you said. >> you can take a look -- >> governor romney, you did not say that you would provide government help. >> i said we would provide guarantees and that was what was able to allow these companies to go through bankruptcy to come out of bankruptcy under no circumstances would i do anything other than to help this industry get on its feet. and the idea that has been sulingdz that i would liquidate the industry, of course...
129
129
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
president. >> governor romney, i'm -- >> governor romney, if you could make it short. see all these people, they've been waiting for you. >> any investments i have over the last eight years have been managed by a blind trust and i understand they do include investments outside the united states including in chinese companies. mr. president, have you looked at your pension? have you looked at your pension? >> i've got say. >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> it's not as big as yours so it doesn't take as long. i don't check it that afternoon. >> look at your pension, you also have investments in chinese companies. you also have investments outside the united states. >> we are off topic here, governor romney. >> we are a little off topic here. i thought we were talking about immigration. i want to make sure. >> in a could have you sit down governor romney, thank you. >> i do want to make sure we understand something. governor romney said he wasn't referring to arizona as a model for the nation, his top adviser on major leagues immigration is the guy who
president. >> governor romney, i'm -- >> governor romney, if you could make it short. see all these people, they've been waiting for you. >> any investments i have over the last eight years have been managed by a blind trust and i understand they do include investments outside the united states including in chinese companies. mr. president, have you looked at your pension? have you looked at your pension? >> i've got say. >> mr. president, have you looked at your...
198
198
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 198
favorite 0
quote 0
the rest of it to romney. there was an e-mail that leaked today from romney's pac that says they're trying to spend money in maine right now. they're going into the second congressional district in maine. maine is a state that awards their electoral votes proportionally. you can win the district and you can win one electoral vote. in that zoo scenario, you hear karl rove's people say they're going to spend money specifically in that district. that's the kind of thing that can break a tie. they're looking at every pressure mutation of this map{^l"^^}. >> cenk: to me that makes a lot more sense because that could make an electoral difference. by the way nate silver now has the president at a 69.3% chance of winning. it doesn't mine he'll mean that he'll win but it's reassuring. we'll have the debate coming up in a little while when we come back on current. thinking. unless, of course you've stood at the podium yourself. with governors granholm, spitzer, and vice president gore, watch the only truly experienced p
the rest of it to romney. there was an e-mail that leaked today from romney's pac that says they're trying to spend money in maine right now. they're going into the second congressional district in maine. maine is a state that awards their electoral votes proportionally. you can win the district and you can win one electoral vote. in that zoo scenario, you hear karl rove's people say they're going to spend money specifically in that district. that's the kind of thing that can break a tie....
184
184
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
governor romney? >> you heard what i said about my tax plan, the top 5% will continue to pay 60% as they do today. i'm not looking to cut taxes for wealthy people. i am looking to cut taxes for middle income people. why do i want to bring rates down and at the same time lower exemptions and deductions particularly for people at the high end. because when you bring rates down, it makes it easier for small businesses to keep more of their capital and hire people. for me this is about jobs, i want to get america's economy going again, 57% of americans work in small businesses. for me, i look at what's happened in the last four years and say this has been a disappointment. we can do better than this. we don't have to settle for 43 months with unemployment above 8%, 43 million americans struggling to find a job there. there's 3.5 million more people in poverty than when the president took office. energy independence for north america in five years. opening up more trade, particularly in latin america, crac
governor romney? >> you heard what i said about my tax plan, the top 5% will continue to pay 60% as they do today. i'm not looking to cut taxes for wealthy people. i am looking to cut taxes for middle income people. why do i want to bring rates down and at the same time lower exemptions and deductions particularly for people at the high end. because when you bring rates down, it makes it easier for small businesses to keep more of their capital and hire people. for me this is about jobs,...
136
136
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
romney, governor romney, there will be plenty of chances here to go on -- >> that detroit -- >> i will let you, absolutely -- >> that detroit answer and the rest of the answer, way off the mark. >> okay, you certainly will have lots of time here coming up. because i want to move you on to something that's sort of connected to cars here and go over, and we want to get a question from phillip tracola. >> your energy secretary, steven chu, has now been on record three times, stating it's not policy of his department to help lower gas prices. do you agree with secretary chu that this is not the job of the energy department? >> the most important thing we can do is to make sure we control our own energy. so here's what i've done since i've been president. we have increased oil production to the highest levels in 16 years. natural gas production is the highest it's been in decades. we have seen increases in coal production and coal employment. but what i've also said is, we can't just produce traditional sources of energy. we've also got to look to the future. that's why we doubled fuel effi
romney, governor romney, there will be plenty of chances here to go on -- >> that detroit -- >> i will let you, absolutely -- >> that detroit answer and the rest of the answer, way off the mark. >> okay, you certainly will have lots of time here coming up. because i want to move you on to something that's sort of connected to cars here and go over, and we want to get a question from phillip tracola. >> your energy secretary, steven chu, has now been on record three...
196
196
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 196
favorite 0
quote 0
romney's don't add up. and that's clear to me. >> looks like he's back in the fighting position of all the issues. and let me ask you one last thing about the role of a moderator. we have seen three examples of what a moderator is. you can define your role. what did you make of candy crowley compared to jim lehrer? which one did you like? >> i think martha was the best to be honest with you. the fact that candy crowley fact checked instantly a candidate in live time is what journalism is about. he told us what he just told us is untrue in realtime. that's a pro. she was intimidated by the usual forces and she fought back b but the way romney constantly cut her off and cut the president off and interrupted and at one point heckled the president in the middle of an answer made him look slightly desperate. he had that binder full of women that he had. that's what's going on around right now. whatever he said tonight the relationship and the way he dealt with her is not something many women are going to like or
romney's don't add up. and that's clear to me. >> looks like he's back in the fighting position of all the issues. and let me ask you one last thing about the role of a moderator. we have seen three examples of what a moderator is. you can define your role. what did you make of candy crowley compared to jim lehrer? which one did you like? >> i think martha was the best to be honest with you. the fact that candy crowley fact checked instantly a candidate in live time is what...
149
149
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 149
favorite 0
quote 0
president -- >> governor romney, i'm -- >> go ahead and finish, governor romney. governor romney, if you could make it short, see all these people, they have been waiting for you. >> i'll just make a point. any investments i have over the last eight years have been managed by a blind trust and i understand they do include investments outside the united states including in chinese companies. mr. president, have you looked at your pension. have you looked at your pension? >> i've got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> you know, i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. so it doesn't take as long. [ laughter ] >> let me give you some advice. >> i don't check it that often. >> look at your pension. you have investments in chinese companies and outside the united states. you also have investments through a -- >> mr. president -- >> we're a little off topic. >> completely off. >> i thought we were talking about immigration. >> we were. >> i want to make sure -- >> if i could have you sit down, governor romney. thank you. >> i wan
president -- >> governor romney, i'm -- >> go ahead and finish, governor romney. governor romney, if you could make it short, see all these people, they have been waiting for you. >> i'll just make a point. any investments i have over the last eight years have been managed by a blind trust and i understand they do include investments outside the united states including in chinese companies. mr. president, have you looked at your pension. have you looked at your pension?...
359
359
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 359
favorite 0
quote 0
romney. former president george h.w. bush once described these faceoffs as "tension city." and the pressure will be on tonight because the race is close and the election just three weeks away. the obama campaign says the president will be more energetic than in the first debate. that debate changed the dynamic of the race. the format tonight has its roots in a democratic institution that dates back to colonial america: the new england town meeting. the candidates will be surrounded by 82 uncommitted new york voters chosen at random. some of whom will be asking their own questions. this is the last debate to include the economy. next week it's all foreign policy. the moderator tonight is candy crowley of cnn. >> crowley: good evening from hofstra university in hempstead, new york, i'm candy crowley from cnn's "state of the union." here here for the second presidential debate, a town hall sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. the gallup organization chose 82 uncommitted voters fr
romney. former president george h.w. bush once described these faceoffs as "tension city." and the pressure will be on tonight because the race is close and the election just three weeks away. the obama campaign says the president will be more energetic than in the first debate. that debate changed the dynamic of the race. the format tonight has its roots in a democratic institution that dates back to colonial america: the new england town meeting. the candidates will be surrounded by...
130
130
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> romney: by how much? >> obama: governor romney, here's what we did. there were a whole bunch of oil companies -- >> romney: i had a question. >> obama: you want me to answer a question. i'm happy to answer the question. >> romney: and it is -- >> obama: here's what happened. you had a whole bunch of oil companies who had lease on public lands that they weren't using. so what we said was you can't just sit on this for ten 20, 30 years. , decide when you want to drill when you want to produce. when its's most profitable for you. these are public lands so if you want to drill on public lands you use it or you lose it. that's what we did was take away those leases and we're now reletting them so we can make a profit. >> romney: production on lands is down. >> obama: no, it isn't. >> romney: production is down 14%. production on gas is down 9%. >> obama: that's not true. >> romney: it is true. no question the people recognize we have not produced more oil and gas on federal lands. and with federal waters and coal production is not up. coal jobs are not up.
. >> romney: by how much? >> obama: governor romney, here's what we did. there were a whole bunch of oil companies -- >> romney: i had a question. >> obama: you want me to answer a question. i'm happy to answer the question. >> romney: and it is -- >> obama: here's what happened. you had a whole bunch of oil companies who had lease on public lands that they weren't using. so what we said was you can't just sit on this for ten 20, 30 years. , decide when you...
218
218
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 218
favorite 0
quote 0
romney? >> yes, mr. romney. >> mr. romney, what do you plan on doing with immigrants without their green cards living here as productive members of societies? >> thank you. lorraine, thank you for your question. let me step back and tell me what i'd like to do with our immigration policy broadly and include an answer to you're question. first of all, this is a nation of immigrants. we welcome people coming to this country as immigrants. my dad was born in mexico of american parents, ann's dad was born in wales, a first generation american. where he welcome legal immigrants into this country. i want our legal system to work better. i want it to be streamlined. i want to be clearer. i don't think you have to -- shouldn't have to hire a lawyer to figure out how to get in this country legally. i also think we should have give visas to people, green cards rather to people who graduate with skills that we need. people around the world with accredited degrees in science and math, get a green card stapled to their diploma, com
romney? >> yes, mr. romney. >> mr. romney, what do you plan on doing with immigrants without their green cards living here as productive members of societies? >> thank you. lorraine, thank you for your question. let me step back and tell me what i'd like to do with our immigration policy broadly and include an answer to you're question. first of all, this is a nation of immigrants. we welcome people coming to this country as immigrants. my dad was born in mexico of american...
231
231
Oct 7, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 231
favorite 0
quote 0
lieberman, guilliani, romney. all of us that come from a diverse background of policy and partisanship all coming together at this time recognizing he is the man that we need to lead in these next four years, because these are tumultuous times. we have got to win the wars. we have got to get our economy back on track. we have got to stop the greed on wall street. we must not allow the partisanship that has been entrenched in washington, d.c. no matter who was in charge. when the republicans were in charge, i didn't see a lot of progress on that either. with the democrats, either. change is coming, and john mccain is the leader of that reform. >> first talk about the maverick, john mccain. you have to love him. he's been a maverick on some issues. but he has been no maverick on the things that matter in people's lives. he voted on george bush's budget which put us $3 trillion in debt. he has not been a maverick in providing health care. he voted against con covering 3.6 million children in coverage of the existing
lieberman, guilliani, romney. all of us that come from a diverse background of policy and partisanship all coming together at this time recognizing he is the man that we need to lead in these next four years, because these are tumultuous times. we have got to win the wars. we have got to get our economy back on track. we have got to stop the greed on wall street. we must not allow the partisanship that has been entrenched in washington, d.c. no matter who was in charge. when the republicans...